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Mueller did not indict Trump for obstruction of justice because OLC (Office of Legal Counsel) guidelines prohibit it.
Why Mueller said he couldn’t indict Trump, explained
The Justice Department has a long-standing policy that prevents federal prosecutors from charging the president with a crime.
www.vox.com
"During his congressional testimony on Wednesday, former special counsel Robert Mueller noted that part of his decision to refrain from considering an indictment of President Donald Trump was attributed to a long-standing Justice Department policy: According to the agency’s Office of Legal Counsel, a sitting president cannot be charged with a federal crime.
“We, at the outset, determined that, when it came to the president’s culpability, we needed to go forward only after taking into account the OLC opinion that indicated that a sitting president cannot be indicted,” he said."
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It is a testament to the tremendously effective misinformation campaign engaged in by right wing media that so many Trumpleheads still do not acknowledge the facts about why Trump was not charged with obstructing Mueller's investigation.
Why Mueller said he couldn’t indict Trump, explained
The Justice Department has a long-standing policy that prevents federal prosecutors from charging the president with a crime.
Why Mueller said he couldn’t indict Trump, explained
The Justice Department has a long-standing policy that prevents federal prosecutors from charging the president with a crime.
www.vox.com
"During his congressional testimony on Wednesday, former special counsel Robert Mueller noted that part of his decision to refrain from considering an indictment of President Donald Trump was attributed to a long-standing Justice Department policy: According to the agency’s Office of Legal Counsel, a sitting president cannot be charged with a federal crime.
“We, at the outset, determined that, when it came to the president’s culpability, we needed to go forward only after taking into account the OLC opinion that indicated that a sitting president cannot be indicted,” he said."
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It is a testament to the tremendously effective misinformation campaign engaged in by right wing media that so many Trumpleheads still do not acknowledge the facts about why Trump was not charged with obstructing Mueller's investigation.
